New directions in global health: how Sweden can advance healthier populations

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis continues to transform people’s health as well as economies and societies. It is widening disparities and creating uncertainty. Yet, the current situation also presents an opportunity. It requires taking a systems approach to building stronger, more resilient health systems which can both handle a pandemic and continue providing essential services as part of efforts to move towards universal health coverage. Building on the ongoing COVID-19 experience, countries like Sweden, can help support national health systems improve preparedness to address both pandemics and the broader social, commercial, and environmental determinants of health. This approach would then not only tackle coming pandemics but also ongoing health challenges like non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

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Holmesson, S., Marten, R., Sundewall, J., Swartling Peterson, S., Petersson, I., Ottersen, O. (2021). 'New Directions in Global Health: How Sweden Can Advance Healthier Populations', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, (), pp. -. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.99